MandyMarie
Acrobat
How are you approaching those tricky questions regarding Santa? I'm shocked that my 8 year old even believes in Santa still, with the way things are these days. I overheard her telling her younger sisters that she was gonna get this toy and that toy, then she told me about that damn $350+ Fur-Real pony that she's gonna get. So I tell her "sorry baby, that's a little too expensive so I don't think you'll be getting that for Christmas"
Her response? "It's ok if you're broke, momma, Santa will get it for me."
Of course, that led into a whole discussion of why some kids can get certain things that others can't, and why we can't afford some things because we have to pay Santa so he can pay his elves. That led into a discussion about how the elves do make the toys, and so on. First time I found myself one-upped by the kids. What happened to the simple days when we knew there was no such thing as Santa, but we didn't dare question it for fear that the presents might stop coming??
Her response? "It's ok if you're broke, momma, Santa will get it for me."
Of course, that led into a whole discussion of why some kids can get certain things that others can't, and why we can't afford some things because we have to pay Santa so he can pay his elves. That led into a discussion about how the elves do make the toys, and so on. First time I found myself one-upped by the kids. What happened to the simple days when we knew there was no such thing as Santa, but we didn't dare question it for fear that the presents might stop coming??